Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Nov 17

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - ATHLETICS Russia needs to rid sport of state interference - Pound LONDON - Russian Athletics needs to prove it can operate without interference from state security services if it is to compete on an international stage again, the author of an explosive anti-doping report said on Tuesday. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/RUSSIA-POUND, moved) - - - - SOCCER Euro 2016 playoffs, second leg (1945) Slovenia v Ukraine, Maribor (0-2) Denmark v Sweden, Copenhagen (1-2) Slovenia hopes history repeats itself against Ukraine MARIBOR - Slovenia host Ukraine in the second leg of their Euro 2016 playoff facing the difficult task of trying to recover a 2-0 deficit exactly 16 years after a 1-1 draw in Kiev confirmed their place at Euro 2000. (SOCCER-EURO/SLOVENIA, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Sweden looking for revenge against Denmark COPENHAGEN - Sweden, who were denied a place at the 2010 World Cup finals by Denmark, take a 2-1 lead into their Euro 2016 playoff second leg hoping to get revenge by finishing the job against their Scandinavian neighbours. (SOCCER-EURO/DENMARK, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Phil O'Connor, 400 words) - - International friendlies (1945 unless stated) Russia v Croatia (1200) Luxembourg v Portugal, Luxembourg (1930) Germany v Netherlands, Hanover Belgium v Spain, Brussels Italy v Romania, Bologna Turkey v Greece, Istanbul Austria v Switzerland, Vienna Poland v Czech Republic, Wroclaw Slovakia v Iceland, Zilina England v France, Wembley (2000) France play England at Wembley amid tight security LONDON - France face England in an emotionally-charged friendly at Wembley amid tight security following the attacks in Paris with a minute's silence before the match in a show of solidarity between the two countries. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/ENGLAND (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6PM ET, 500 words) - - Shaken Germany face Dutch with Paris attacks still fresh HANOVER - Germany, shaken from the attacks in Paris during their friendly against France, take on neighbours Netherlands in an emotionally-charged game, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and cabinet members set to attend in a show of solidarity with the French. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/GERMANY, expect by 2145 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Italy host fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Romania BOLOGNA - Italy look to return to winning ways following their defeat away in Belgium on Friday when they host fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Romania in Bologna. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/ITALY (PIX), expect by 2145GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) - - South American 2018 World Cup qualifiers Argentina look for elusive first win in Colombia BARRANQUILLA, Colombia - Argentina, with only two points in three qualifiers without injured captain Lionel Messi, badly need a first win against Colombia to boost their confidence and climb up the South American group standings. (SOCCER-WORLD/COLOMBIA (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, 400 words) - - ASIA SOCCER Joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifying Guam v Iran (0530 GMT) North Korea v Bahrain (0630) East Timor v Saudi Arabia (0700) Taiwan v Iraq (1100) Bangladesh v Australia (1130) Bhutan v Qatar (1200) Hong Kong v China (1200) Singapore v Syria (1200) Laos v South Korea (1200) Cambodia v Japan (1215) Malaysia v UAE (1245) Turkmenistan v Oman (1300) Kyrgyzstan v Jordan (1400) Yemen v Uzbekistan (1430) Qatar and Thailand eye early progress in Asian qualifiers SINGAPORE - Qatar and Thailand can become the first sides to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup and also win through to the next stage of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on a busy night of internationals in Asia. (SOCCER-WORLD/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 500 words) - - Africa World Cup qualifiers second round, second leg Rwanda v Libya (1330) Cameroon v Niger (1400) Congo v Ethiopia (1430) Ghana v Comoros Islands (1500) Nigeria v Swaziland (1500) Egypt v Chad (1630) Ivory Coast v Liberia (1700) South Africa v Angola (1700) Tunisia v Mauritania (1700) Burkina Faso v Benin (1800) Algeria v Tanzania (1815) Cape Verde Islands v Kenya (1900) Mali v Botswana (1900) Senegal v Madagascar (1900) Places in last phase of African qualifiers to be decided DURBAN, South Africa - The last 14 places in the group phase of Africa's World Cup qualifiers will be decided after the conclusion of a second round of knockout matches. (SOCCER-WORLD/AFRICA, expect by 2100 GMT/ 5PM ET, By Mark Gleeson, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals, London (to 22) Djokovic and Federer meet in pool at ATP Finals LONDON - The second round of matches in Stan Smith Group features a classic match-up between world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, with both looking to make it two wins out of two. In the other match Kei Nishikori and Tomas Berdych look to open their accounts. (TENNIS-MEN/ATP, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET India v South Africa, second test (to 18) Rain washes out third straight day in Bengaluru BENGALURU - Wet weather and soggy conditions ensured play was called off without a single ball being bowled for the third successive day in the second test between India and South Africa on Tuesday. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), moved) - - Pakistan v England, 3rd ODI SHARJAH - Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first in the third ODI against England with the series level at 1-1. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/ 1PM ET, 300 words) - - - - DOPING WADA meet to deal with doping crisis COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The World Anti-Doping Agency begins two days of meetings that will be dominated by a recent probe that uncovered the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in Russian athletics and allegations of corruption and collusion. (DOPING-WADA/expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - NBA LeBron's Cavs visit slumping Pistons LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will try to build of their lead atop the Eastern Conference when they visit a Detroit Pistons team that has lost four consecutive games. (NBA-PISTONS/, expect by 0330 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Streaking Warriors look to extend hot start The red-hot Golden State Warriors try to extend their undefeated start to the season when they shoot for their 12th consecutive win versus the visiting Toronto Raptors. (NBA-WARRIORS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Stars look to add to West lead The Dallas Stars will try to pad their lead atop the Western Conference when they visit the Buffalo Sabres while Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins try to snap a two-game skid when they host the Minnesota Wild in two of the eight games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0445 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London desk editor: Justin Palmer)